French Opaline Glass and Gilt Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Coimbra, PT
Magnificent French hanging oil lamp. This rare piece masterfully combines white opaline glass with an ornate gilt bronze structure.
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Wired Empire Hanging Oil Lamps, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French bronze hanging oil lamps dates back to the 19th century and suspend from beautifully elaborate heavy chain.
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze and Pottery Hanging Oil Lamp by Gagneau
By Gagneau Paris
Located in New York, NY
Unique 19th century hanging oil lamp by Gagneau and Company of Paris, with urn form crafted from faience with blue, red and pink flowers and leaves on a cream colored ground, with ne...
Bronze
Antique French 19th Century Victorian Oil Lamp Chandelier Brass Opaline Hanging
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous & mot impressive! This antique French victorian style chandelier 19th century. The chandelier is made of brass, opaline glass shades, fake opaline glass candles & crystal ...
Crystal, Brass
Large French Victorian Library Hanging Oil Lamp Ruby Red Glass Bronze Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique 1950s large French Victorian seven-light hanging oil lamp chandelier with ruby red Opaline glass shade/chiselled bronze Materials: Opaline glass/chiselled bronze/...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Large Victorian Chandelier Hanging Oil Lamp in Nickel & Opaline Red Glass Shades
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous large antique circa 1940 French Victorian 6-light bulbs chandelier with Opaline red cased glass and chiselled ornate nickel. Large opaline center bowl. Dimensions Height: ...
Nickel
19th Century French Primitive Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
19th century French primitive hanging oil lamp Beautiful object.
Wrought Iron
Large French Hanging Dining Table Double Oil Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large French hanging dining table double oil lamp. This is an elegant piece, formerly an oil lamp is converted for electricity, the style is similar to that used over a snooker...
Sold
H 40 in Dm 24 in
Large French Victorian Library Hanging Oil Lamp Ruby Red Glass Bronze Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique 1950s large French Victorian seven-light hanging oil lamp chandelier with ruby red Opaline glass shade/chiselled bronze Materials: Opaline glass/chiselled bronz...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Large Sized Victorian Opaline Green Glass Hanging Lantern Chandelier
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized antique Victorian style French library hanging oil lamp chandelier. Consists of one central brass hanging frame with 3 detachable ornate chains.
Brass
19th Century French Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
A charming 19th century Country French hanging oil lamp. Bronze and ceramic with glass shade and chimney.
Hanging Oil Lamp, Electrified
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hanging oil lamp, electrified. Diameter:45 cm. Height:130 cm.
Brass
French Cast Iron Hanging Rooster Oil Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
French cast iron hanging rooster oil lamp, 19th century, a nice example of a complete oil lamp, original hanger, and filling cap.
Iron
Sold
H 39.38 in Dm 11.82 in
French Pink Porcelain Flowers Chandelier/Gilt Victorian Library Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Coimbra, PT
Adorable small antique 1950 Victorian hanging lamp French chandelier With opaline glass shade and sculpted ceramic daisy applique porcelain. Materials: Opaline glass/porcelain/ gilt ...
Metal
Antique French Victorian Pink Glass Shades & Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous antique circa 1940 French Victorian four-light bulbs chandelier with opaline pink cased glass and chiselled gilt bronze/ brass. Measures: Diameter 30 in / 76 cm Height 37...
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Victorian Pink Glass Shades & Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous antique circa 1940 French Victorian four-light bulbs chandelier with opaline pink cased glass and chiselled gilt bronze/ brass. Measures: Diameter 30 in / 76 cm Height 37...
Brass, Bronze
Sold
H 40 in Dm 24 in
Large French Victorian Library Hanging Oil Lamp Ruby Red Glass Bronze Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique 1950s large French Victorian seven-light hanging oil lamp chandelier with ruby red Opaline glass shade/chiselled bronze Materials: Opaline glass/chiselled bronz...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Sold
H 39.38 in Dm 35.44 in
Monumental Victorian Green Glass Shades Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous monumental antique circa 1940 French Victorian 7-light bulbs chandelier with Opaline green cased glass and chiselled gilt bronze/ brass. Measures: Diameter 36 in / 90 cm Hei...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Tole Oil Lamp
Located in Montecito, CA
Classical French Rusticated Tole Hanging Oil Lamp; all original patina.
Metal
$2,505
H 31.5 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Pair of Antique Louis XVI French Lanterns Chandeliers in Gilt Bronze & Cut Glass
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique pair of Louis XVI French lanterns. Four cast gilt bronze frames with cut and etched glass panels shade. Price per unit. Dimensions : "Width" 7.88 in/ 20 cm "Depth"...
Bronze
Grand 19th Century French Sanctuary Lantern with Moorish Designs
Located in New Orleans, LA
This grand hanging lantern was once an incense burning sanctuary lamp, and is made of brass sporting a beautiful dark patina. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century ...
Brass
Large Pair of Classical Ormolu 19th Century Chandeliers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive large pair of 19th century classical ormolu 20 branch chandeliers, each having swag, foliate and scrolling decoration. Scrolling out swept arms with sconces, Rams h...
Ormolu
Neoclassical Style Cast Glass and Brass Pendant Light Fixture, Circa 1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Neoclassical style ceiling fixture. Cast glass bowl with brass hardware. Recently cleaned and professionally re-wired, ready for installation. In excellent condition. We wil...
Brass
French Art Deco Gilt Bronze Cut Glass Chandelier, Early 20th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A beautiful Art Deco chandelier with very elegant design, crown-shaped of gilt bronze with a satin handcut glass dome shade and a small shade hanging from the top, all supported by f...
Bronze
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.75 in W 25 in D 25 in
Antique French Louis XIV Gilt Bronze 8 Light Chandelier c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style 8-light chandelier, crafted from gilt bronze around 1900. This lighting fixture embodies the opulent aesthetic of the Louis XIV period, characterize...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Pair of Small Chandeliers
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful pair of small, stately Louis XVI chandeliers. The pair dates back to the 19th century and sports a delightful etched crystal center stem. Below rests a spiraling bronze s...
Crystal, Bronze
$5,523
H 33.47 in Dm 29.53 in
French Art Nouveau or Art Deco Art Glass Flower & Gilt Brass 9-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Ornate French Art Nouveau and Art Deco 2 tiers, frosted satin art glass flower petal lamp shades chandelier Measures: Diameter 29.5 in/ 75 cm Height 33.4 in / 85 cm Weight 15 ...
Brass
$1,900Sale Price / set|50% Off
H 24 in Dm 13.5 in
Pair of Finely Chased Bronze Doré Louis XV Style Chandeliers Three Candelabras
Located in Stamford, CT
A very fine pair of Louis XV style chandeliers. Each finely chased doré bronze light fixture with three candelabras flowing from a central vine. The upper piece having the capacity t...
Bronze
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 8 in D 8 in
c1870 French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Lantern / Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
French Antique 19thc Louis XV Gilt Bronze Lantern. Grand presence. Highly detailed. Rococo style and ultra high quality. Glass is being replaced.
Bronze
$4,000
H 19 in Dm 16.5 in
Antique French Empire Gold Bronze and Patinated Bronze Chandelier, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire Gold Bronze and Patinated Bronze Chandelier, Circa 1880.
Bronze
$4,353
H 33.47 in Dm 29.53 in
French Art Nouveau or Art Deco Art Glass Flower & Gilt Brass 9-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Ornate French Art Nouveau and Art Deco 2 tiers, frosted satin art glass flower petal lamp shades chandelier Measures: Diameter 29.5 in/ 75 cm Height 33.4 in / 85 cm Weight 15 Kg / 3...
Brass
$6,553Sale Price|53% Off
H 66.93 in Dm 25.6 in
Historic bronze lantern from a monastery. Naples 1800 circa
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Ancient bronze lantern from a monastery of cloistered nuns located on the Amalfi coast. A candle was strung on the top, illuminating the chapel for a month. With the closure of the c...
Art Glass
$2,400
H 33 in Dm 29 in
Vintage Belle Époque Revival Gilt Chandelier with Hand-Painted Floral Glass Bowl
Located in Morristown, NJ
An elegant Belle Époque style chandelier dating to the mid-20th century, richly composed with gilt metal foliate ornament, floral swags, and frosted floral-form glass shades surround...
Metal
Italian 18th Century Rococo Tôle Lantern in Gilded Metal & Glass
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An Italian tôle lantern from the 18th century with gilded, rococo motifs on dark metal housing. Crowned with a gilded finial to symbolize a burning flame, the theme continues down th...
Metal
Pair of French Bronze and Crystal Chandeliers, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French tiered bronze and crystal eight light chandeliers with floral motif. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. Circa 1820.
$1,792Sale Price|43% Off
H 22 in Dm 16 in
Victorian Brass and Opaline Round Shade Pendant or Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
An early 20th century Victorian brass pendant or chandelier featuring stunning figural and flowers design and its original opaline" heavy" round handcrafted shade decorated with hang...
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Six-Light Bronze and Glass Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular and heavy French chandelier from the late 19th century, cast in bronze with abundant Neoclassical decorative motifs imparting texture and variety to the six-light form....
Bronze
$4,802Sale Price|62% Off
H 128 in W 44 in D 44 in
Large, Amazing, Converted Gas to Electric Brass Chandelier
By Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy
Located in Berkeley, CA
Just about the turn of the last century,, as electric lighting gained in popularity, makers of gas lighting devices added electric lines and sockets to their gas jets. When one didn'...
Brass
Meissen Porcelain Pot-Pourri Vase, Germany, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Meissen porcelain pot-pourri vase, Germany, 19th century.
Porcelain
Collection of Bronze and Hand-Blown Vaseline Glass Flush Mounts
Located in Peekskill, NY
I can't believe we have a collection of these amazing flush mount lamps. The 14 inch bronze ring is a heavy casting with layered decorative detail. The tipped hand blown vaseline gla...
Bronze
Delicate and Whimsical Six Arm Twisted Pipe Gas Lamp.
Located in Peekskill, NY
The light twisted pipe and additional twisted applied detail give this lamp its unique feel. The spiral finial ends give the lamp a Dr. Suess quality. Each arm has been wired to take...
Brass
Antique Chandelier. Gasolier light fixture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt bronze gasolier converted to electricity, having two Necolassical etched globes
Crystal, Ormolu
$2,808
H 53.15 in Dm 17.72 in
Antique Italian Chandelier, Electrified Old Oil Lamp, Murano Glass & Bronze
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique Italian Art Nouveau chandelier, electrified and made from an oil lamp, in lattimo Murano glass and burnished bronze, height adjustable from cm 120 to cm 80. One light. Overha...
Bronze
$207,481Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
Oil
$525,529 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$3,147 / item
H 39.38 in Dm 17.72 in
Pair of Large French Chandelier Oil Lamp in Blue & Gold Porcelain & Gilt Bronze
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous porcelain chandelier in gilt bronze Victorian library hanging oil lamp and opaline glass shade. Also have a large matching chandelier. Price per unit. Materials: Opaline ...
Bronze
Very Elegant Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal "basket" chandelier by Baccarat. France, circa 1910. 10-lights Dimensions: Height 32", Diameter 16" CW4144.
Crystal, Bronze
English Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Victorian gilt bronze six-light chandelier. Measures: Diameter 75 cm. Height 90 cm. Six E27 bulbs.
Brass, Bronze
$3,393
H 36 in Dm 21 in
Art Nouveau Majolica and Loetz Art Glass Shade Oil Lamp Adjustable Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, large and beautiful antique Art Nouveau oil lamp with blackened iron frame in floral decor. This large and impressive oil lamp dates from the earliest years of the 1900s. It i...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Chandeliers
Located in London, GB
Designed to mimic the appearance of a star-studded celestial globe, theses Empire style chandeliers are simultaneously charming and outstandingly beautiful. Each chandelier is design...
Ormolu, Metal, Bronze
$2,913 / item
H 31.5 in Dm 22.05 in
French Hand Painted Pink Porcelain Gilt Brass Engraved Glass Oil Lamp Chandelier
By Castel Limoges
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous French Limoges style fuchsia pink hand painted porcelain with exquisite floral arrangements, solid gilt brass and etched glass 5-light oil lamp chandelier. A pair available...
Brass
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.